There's no doubt that server virtualisation will fundamentally change the way IT administrators think of servers and service delivery. It's not hard to imagine a future where applications run on ...

The following are best practices in managing your VMM 2008 R2 environment: Use VMM’s P2V function to convert physical computers to virtual machines. Use VMM’s V2V function to convert virtual machines ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Microsoft's Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008) manages the virtual infrastructure created by Hyper-V and has extensions to manage VMware's ESX Server. The product boasts delegated administration, ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Hot on the heels of the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 ...

With virtualization taking over the computing world, enterprises everywhere are finding that virtual machines spread across an organization need to be managed as much as their physical computers are.

While creating or starting a virtual machine through Hyper-V, if you get an error saying The server encountered an error while creating New Virtual Machine with an ...

How many virtual machines can you fit on a host server? That's a frequently-asked question when IT pros consider which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. In this tip, I share things ...

Here's how to connect users to remote virtual machines with Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services. Improvements to Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Release 2 include not only better performance ...

Microsoft released the latest beta version of its virtualized server management system, especially notable for its support of "live migration." Microsoft on Friday released the latest beta version of ...